Denis Rake

Denis Joseph Rake (1901-1976) was a British secret agent, serving as a radio operator with the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Sent to France, he was part of the Spruce and Privet networks with the codename 'Justin' in 1942 and the Freelance network with the codename 'Roland' in 1944. He also went by the codenames of 'Juniper', 'Receiver', 'Receveur' and 'Slacks' and the false identities of René Dieudonné and Denis Joseph Rocher, whilst fellow agent Nancy Wake nicknamed him 'Denden'. He held the rank of major by the war's end.

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